Ex-Walmart worker’s unexcused concussion-related absences may show bias

The case is one of many to center on the question of when and how an employer becomes aware of an employee’s need for reasonable accommodation.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 19, 2025

P.F. Chang’s settles claim it refused to hire applicant who asked for Sundays off

The applicant’s stipulation constituted a religious accommodation request under Title VII, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 17, 2025

Wells Fargo execs settle lawsuit over diverse hiring practices

The bank and shareholders expect to file a motion for preliminary approval of the settlement by Oct. 13, according to court documents.

By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 17, 2025

Professor’s ‘Twitter tirade’ — not bias — caused opportunities to be revoked, 6th Circuit finds

Social media has played an increasing role in employment law disputes in recent years, as workers take to platforms to express their views.

By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 16, 2025

Back to Basics: How the ADA restricts medical exams and inquiries for current employees

It’s okay for employers to ask for additional information when presented with an accommodation request, but they should avoid probing too much, an attorney told HR Dive.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 15, 2025

HR manager’s bias concerns weren’t the basis for her firing, 6th Circuit finds

A four-month gap between the time the plaintiff messaged higher-ups and her firing was “too long” to show causation, the court concluded.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 15, 2025

EEOC: Cheerwine bottling company fired an employee because of her MS, despite doctor’s clearance

The company also ran afoul of the ADA when it required the employee to take a physical agility test designed to elicit impermissible medical information, according to the lawsuit.

By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 15, 2025

UPS worker’s age, sex bias claims can’t overcome company’s harassment findings

The plaintiff alleged he was fired just two months shy of his retirement plan vesting, but a female co-worker reported an “unsettling experience” during a training session with him.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 12, 2025

Kroger faces FMLA, PUMP Act lawsuit after allegedly transferring employee returning from parental leave

An assistant store manager alleged retaliation and a lack of accommodations for pregnancy and pumping.

By Caroline Colvin • Sept. 12, 2025

8 religious rights stories that define summer 2025

Employees are filing a variety of lawsuits that challenge workplace policies and bring sensitive issues like bodily autonomy, respect for others and free expression to the fore.

By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 11, 2025

FTC warns healthcare companies about restrictive noncompete contracts

FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson has sent letters to an unspecified number of large healthcare employers and staffing firms asking them to review their employment contracts.

By Rebecca Pifer Parduhn • Sept. 11, 2025

HR records in the cloud can create a perfect storm

A management-side attorney says she is increasingly seeing cases where decisive documents — ones that could have resolved a dispute early — were not retained.

By Karina B. Sterman, Esq. • Sept. 11, 2025

Texas A&M fires professor after viral video, raising free speech concerns

The termination came the day after a state lawmaker shared the clip and accused the professor of perpetuating "DEI and LGBTQ indoctrination.”

By Laura Spitalniak • Sept. 11, 2025

Earned wage access should be free

“This industry simply cannot continue to charge employees to access their pay,” writes a fintech founder. “We cannot expect employers to deduct these fees from paychecks through payroll.”

By Jason Lee • Sept. 10, 2025

Merck manager’s awkward whispers didn’t constitute harassment, judge rules

The plaintiff, who spoke with a “heavy African accent,” said a manager’s comment that his voice is “very specific” was discriminatory.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 10, 2025

Appeals court rules that Georgia county can exclude gender-affirming surgeries from insurance coverage

In a rehearing, the court reversed its May 2024 opinion, citing the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial U.S. v. Skrmetti decision from June. 

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 10, 2025

Bojangles told worker she was ‘not a good fit’ because of pregnancy, disability, per lawsuit

Employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to workers who are pregnant or have a disability, unless doing so would pose an undue hardship.

By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 9, 2025

6 labor and employment issues that are in flux, according to law firm Littler

“In less than nine months, the new administration has transformed more than six decades of labor and employment policy,” Littler Workplace Policy Institute experts said.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 9, 2025

Judge tosses EEOC long COVID lawsuit, finding worker never made disability clear

Use of leave as a disability accommodation is often a thorny issue for employers to navigate.

By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 8, 2025

FTC drops Biden-era noncompete ban but promises continued enforcement

Industries “plagued by thickets of noncompete agreements” will soon see warning letters from the agency, its chairman said.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 8, 2025

3M successfully showed undue hardship in religious bias vaccination case

The company established it would become less competitive if employees who promote its medical devices could not work in person at healthcare facilities, according to a court ruling.

By Laurel Kalser • Sept. 8, 2025

Firefighters’ vaccine exemption lawsuit fails SCOTUS’ updated religious test, court says

The lawsuit is a test of the high court’s Groff v. DeJoy precedent, which clarified the standard by which religious accommodations must be evaluated.

By Ryan Golden • Sept. 5, 2025

Former EEOC employee files charge alleging transgender bias at the agency

The employee said he was allegedly forced to “create business processes and technical tools that were being weaponized to facilitate discrimination against transgender employees” like himself.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 5, 2025

This week in 5 numbers: Workers aren’t surprised by executives’ affairs

Here’s a roundup of numbers from the last week of HR news — including how many HR professionals expect to see their department head count grow or remain the same.

By Ginger Christ • Sept. 4, 2025

Judge expands pregnancy law exceptions for Catholic bishop group

The group cannot be required “to make accommodations for abortions, contraception, sterilization, artificial reproductive technologies, or surrogacy” in violation of their religious beliefs, the court said. 

By Emilie Shumway • Sept. 4, 2025